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Sidel claims world’s lightest hot-fill PET bottle

20-Nov-2009 - shrinkage during cooling. The Curvy bottle has no panels but maintains its rigidity thanks to a number of technical design features. “The rigidity of the Curvy bottle is obtained by an anti-ovalization waist

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Berry Plastics buys Danish packaging company

17-Nov-2009 - moulded plastic rigid open top containers and other plastic packaging products for a range of sectors of $46.8m and approximately 180 employees. Adam Unfried, president of Berry’s rigid open top division

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Mocon to open 'strategic' Indian lab

05-Nov-2009 - are also intended for manufacturers and converters of rigid and flexible packaging containers and films

Velvety PETG film protects drinks from light damage

30-Oct-2009 - lower density and higher yield. Printpack is a manufacturer of flexible and rigid packaging

Alcan costs and flexible packaging sales under pin Bemis results

28-Oct-2009 - ,” said Theisen. The acquisition of the South American rigid packaging operations of Huhtamaki Oyj

Linpac restructures debt and product names

22-Oct-2009 - . The naming system will now be more intuitive, said the company. All rigid plastic trays made from virgin

Berry Plastics bids to take over Pliant Corp

19-Oct-2009 - The US rigid packaging firm said it hopes to “acquire in excess of 99.99 per cent” of Pliant 's rigid plastic packaging offering will be extended with the addition of Pliant's flexible packaging ... flexible packaging, rigid

US demand for converted flexible packaging to top $18bn

12-Oct-2009 - and source reduction benefits compared with rigid packaging formats. Also driving growth will be demand

More flexibility from new stand up pouch

09-Oct-2009 - bowls, it added. “Depending upon the application, flexible packaging can weigh up to 95% less than rigid containers and take up less than 10% of the space typically used by rigid containers.” The pouch

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Acquisition boosts Balls’ can capacity by 10bn

05-Oct-2009 - Ball Corporation, one of the world's leading suppliers of rigid metal and plastic packaging ... Ball Corporation, one of the world's leading suppliers of rigid metal and plastic packaging

Packager taking innovation inspiration from sweet wrapper reductions

04-Jun-2009 - as rigid boxes and spiral round tubes to cater for a wide customer base. In looking at potential areas

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Packagers seek water-pack alternatives amidst bottle gloom

06-Apr-2009 - waste than rigid containers, thanks to the fact that empty packs collapse fully to reduce space during

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Regulation and health claims for functional foods

02-Apr-2009 - via the NLEA or FDAMA processes require rigorous and time consuming evidence, based on rigid standards

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Nestle cuts plastic packaging for Easter eggs

24-Feb-2009 - the rigid plastic casing that surrounds their small and medium egg ranges (known as RPET thermoforming

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Packager thinks in the box over mineral water challenges

03-Feb-2009 - developments to the materials it uses in storing mineral waters can provide sustainable alternatives to rigid waste than rigid containers, thanks to the fact that empty packs collapse fully to reduce space during

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Clamshell labeller for bakers brings flexibility to ingredients listings

26-Jan-2009 - . "In addition, clamshells will benefit from their upscale appearance; thick, rigid construction, which

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Biodegradable baking trays span production process

11-Dec-2008 - . It maintains rigidity in freezing, is microwavable and tolerates temperatures of up to 215°C (420°F). “One

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Pine bark functional ingredient achieves GMP certification

23-Oct-2008 - following rigid quality controls during each stage of production,” Ferrari stated. GMP legislation

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Robotic case packer takes on flexible sweet bags

16-Oct-2008 - rigid carbon fibre robot arm can handle payloads of up to 5 lb (2.26 kilos) at up to 40 cpm or to 2 1

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Confectioners open to new PET sources as plastic firm switches from OPS

15-Oct-2008 - , metal, and other plastics has been quite remarkable – no other rigid plastics packaging sector has

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